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REVEALED: How OZ Gets Screwed On IT Prices
Aussie are getting screwed on IT prices – charged almost double compared to the US or UK.

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You're Guilty, Google! Ads “Deceptive” Says Judge
An Australian court has thrown the book at Internet kings, finding it guilty of misleading ads.

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Review: Can Toshiba's Fusion Powered Netbook Punch Above Its Weight?

Toshiba looks to have turbo charged the graphics capability of its NB520 Netbook with AMD's new Fusion processors. Now with extended battery life and an HDMI output, how does it stack up against other budget netbooks?

Aussie 'Happy' In Work: LinkedIn
Australians are a content bunch in their work, with lofty ambitions for the future, a new survey reveals. LinkedIn professionals’ career ambitions show we rank 10th out of global ranking as showing the most positive attitude in the workplace. The disgruntled Japanese were ranked as the least happy of the lot.


Look Out Apple: Lenovo Vows To Outsmart iPad 2 & Defend China
Apple are pricey and won’t cut it in mainstream China. That’s what its bullish Chinese rival, Lenovo, are saying, coming out fighting against the US giant who beat it on home turf.


Hello Stiletto: Westpac Backs World's Biggest Brothel
Westpac is financing the world’s biggest ever brothel, set for Sydney’s Paramatta Road.


Telstra To Ship 300 Jobs Offshore: Reports
Australias biggest telco are to move jobs offshore, ABC reports. Communication unions have vented their rage as news of the jobs hit, which are destined to cheaper labour economies including India and other as-yet unspecified locations, and have pledged to fight the move.


Two Thirds Of Small Businesses Have No Web Identity
Google and MYOB have teamed up to help Small Medium Enterprises build their online identity as new stastistics reveal 60% of them are absent from the World Wide Web.


I'm Off - BlackBerry Woes Worsen As VP Defects To Samsung
Things aren’t looking too ripe for BlackBerry.


Google Light: SolarCity Here We Come!
Captain Planet: Internet powerhouse is turning into a green power machine.


PC Thief Pinches Top CEOs Details
Some of Australia's top business heads could have their details compromised after a PC was taken from offices last weekend.


ANOTHER Nokia Boss Jumps Ship As OS Burn Continues
Nokia Chief Tech Officer has abandoned ship, citing personal problems.


Samsung Sues LG AS 3DTV OZ Battle Kicks Off
Samsung Smart TV battle against rival LG took a step further in a Sydney court today.


Samsung Boss Denies iPhone Copy Cat As Galaxy II Threatens Apple
The Galaxy makers have denied any wrong doing over Apple patents allegations, although admit similarities exist.


PayPal: Google Pinched Our eWallet.. & Inside Secrets
Payments giant Paypal has accused two former execs who defected to Google of stealing trade secrets, and helping build its rival mobile payments system.


BREAKING NEWS: Foxtel $1.9bn Grab for Austar
After months of speculation, it is finally confirmed. Kim Williams' Foxtel is to bid for regional Pay TV player Austar. Pay TV is about to get consolidated.


LinkedIn Gold Rush As Value Soars $8.5B. Is Dot Com 2.0 Here?
Shares opened on its first day of trading yesterday at $83 - almost double its initial IPO price of $45.


Optus $200K Fine Misleading $49 Max Caps
Telco has received a rap for “misleading” $49 Max Cap ads, and fined almost $200,000.


IPTV Coalition: FetchTV To Nab Top Telstra Rivals, TPG Next
FetchTV is cosying up to some of the top rivals of Telstra in a bid to challenge T Box.


Tough Times Ahead, Warns HP Boss
HP boss warns "another tough quarter" ahead, in a leaked memo.


Tassie Catfight: Optus & Telstra Do Battle AS NBN Rollout
“$25 million investment, 24 month rollout program, three times the sites,” Optus announcement sung off yesterday.


NBN Co Gains Access To Some Telstra Pits – But Rollout Still Stalled
Telstra has agreed to let NBN Co use its pits and ducts for rollout of the National Broadband Network in NBN's currently stalled second-release sites – but full rollout of the network will have to await the delayed vote by Telstra shareholders on the Government's proposed $11 billion deal with the carrier, NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley told a parliamentary inquiry yesterday.


Fujitsu Bags $100M NBN Deal As Telstra Fed Carrots
Fujitsu Australia is NBN Co’s “prime alliance partner” it said today.


Myer & DJ Plead For Mercy As Sales Slip
Retail kings Myer and David Jones are begging for no future interest hikes as they scavenge for ‘green shoots’ amid an otherwise dreary retail sector.


Harvey Norman Boss Buys Up As Sales Go Flat
One of Harvey’s top bosses has bought 7,450 shares in the retailer.


BREAKING NEWS: New Years Day Start For Warburton At Ten
James Warburton will be the next chief of Channel Ten, but not until 1 January 2012.


Yes: Optus Mob Users Hit 9M As Vodafone Suffers
Optus celebrates “strong” Aussie growth as more customers say ‘yes.’


Digital Word Is More Interesting Than Printed Text, Say Readers
Readers are consuming text off a digital screen almost as much as reading printed paper text, according to a new survey.


REPORTS: Microsoft To Buy Skype $8.5bn?
Software giant are said to be ‘close’ to sealing a deal to buy internet calling giant Skype.


LinkedIn Cash Up: $3bn IPO
In what is to be the first social network to go public, Linked In look set for a cash bonanza.


Optus Nab FetchTV For IPTV As Telstra T Box Battle Looms
A content battle is set to break between Optus and Telstra with the signing today of a content deal between the telco and FetchTV.


Google & Facebook's Skype Scramble
It’s the battle of the titans.. over Skype.


Retail Sales ‘Dismal’, Dept Stores Big Loser
March retail figures slump as department stores and household goods are the biggest losers.


From Baker To Beckham: Samsung Hire ANOTHER Pretty Boy
Samsung Electronics have announced David Beckham as the corporate face for its 2012 Olympic Games sponsorship.


Plan B: Fujitsu & Optus Cut NBN Deals
‘Plan B’ appears to be coming to fruition as Fujitsu, Optus jump on NBN bandwagon. And no sign of Telstra, so far.


Microsoft Slips On Apple iPad Fortune
Software giant slips behind as battle between platforms continues.


Pay TV Strikes: Fox Sports AFL Channel
Foxtel and Austar are to deliver every AFL game of every round live for the first time launching a dedicated FOX SPORTS AFL channel.


YouTube Movie Service To Bite iTunes, Netflix
Blockbuster won’t be pleased: Google’s video site is hooking up with Hollywood to build a movie rental business.


Sharp LCDs Take off, Profits +300%
The TV maker's annual profit jumps 300 percent as LCDs demand booms.


Telstra Tipped To Win AFL Fight
After much tussle it looks like the Telco has won a chunk of online footie rights...for a bargain $100m price.


Nokia Drops 7,000 Jobs, Gains ‘Clarity’
The phones giant has issued major cuts to its workforce as it hooks up with Microsoft.


Harvey Norman Trading ‘Difficult’ 1.4.% Rise
Dull sales figures show growth of just 1.4 percent as cautious consumerism bites.


Jobs Plans Come Back But Is He Ever Away?
Apple’s top dog is never far from head office, despite his illness, Apple execs said today.


Yahoo Say Boohoo As Earnings Slide
Yahoo! Inc. report 28 percent earnings slide and “flat” growth as revenue sharing with Microsoft hits bottom line.


Business Backs Intel With Strong PC Demand
Corporate demand for new PCs has led to a boom in orders for Intel's chips, whose first quarter net income jumped 29 percent, topping analysts' projections, and its own expectations.


Operation 3: Vodafone Store Invasion Continues
It’s the nail in the coffin for 3 as a standalone brand as Vodafone entry into its store intensifies.


New Google Chrome OS Close, Microsoft Set To Offer Win 8 On USB stick
Google who are close to delivering their new Chrome OS is tipped to make a major announcement later this month.


Telstra Battles For AFL, Set To Be Major Player
The fight for sporting rights continues as content battle gathers pace.


Microsoft Oz Loses Another Senior Exec
Microsoft Ad’s Managing Director has defected to Facebook.


Samsung Looks To Wind Farms..And Flogs Hard Drive Op
The Korean giant is busy re-jiging its business by looking to get into wind farms.


Huawei High On Androids, Profits Soar 30%
Chinese phone giant celebrates as global profits soar 30 percent and device sales top 120m.


IBM Slapped With $1.1M Sexual Harrassment Claim
A Melbourne woman who claims she feels 'worthless' and has become 'a hermit' after repeated claims of sexual harrassment and bullying over two years by a senior manager at IBM, is suing the global technology and innovation company for $1.1million dollars at the Australian Human Rights Commission after it failed to act on her complaints.


New MD for Optus as 3G Storm Brews
The Telco has recruited LTE guru as the mobile battle heats up. Günther Ottendorfer is the new Managing Director for Optus Networks, it said today.



 

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